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Roxio Crunch™ Provides Effective Way to Enjoy Computer-Based Personal Video in the Living Room and On-the-Go

May 10, 2007 — Roxio®, a division of Sonic Solutions®, today released Roxio Crunch, a software application for quickly and easily converting computer-based video entertainment for viewing in the living room through Apple TV. Supporting a broad range of personal video content including DVD-Video, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and DivX files, Roxio Crunch uses powerful compression technologies and straightforward settings to format video for optimal playback enjoyment. In addition to converting files for Apple TV, Roxio Crunch also enables consumers to view their favourite content on the road with predefined options for output to iPod and the soon to be released iPhone. The latest addition to Sonic’s Roxio-branded consumer product line, Roxio Crunch for Mac OS X is available next week at www.roxio.co.uk for £29.99inc VAT. A dual-platform Mac and Microsoft Windows version will be available at retail stores later this quarter.

“Apple TV, iPod and iPhone are part of a new wave of devices that provide consumers with a broader range of options for how and where they enjoy their personal entertainment” said Vito Salvaggio, vice president, Mac Business Unit, Sonic Solutions. “We are pleased to offer consumers an easy way for enjoying all their video content on these exciting new Apple devices.”

Roxio Crunch provides the following features:
• Converts native QuickTime file formats, such as DV, AVI, MOV, and MPEG-4
• Converts non-QuickTime file formats, such as MPEG-2 and DivX
• Converts DVD movies and discs created with Toast, iDVD, DVD Studio Pro, and other DVD authoring applications
• Offers multiple MPEG-4 and H.264 quality settings tailored for use with Apple TV, iPod, or iPhone
• Automatically adds converted video to iTunes library for easy syncing with Apple devices
• Includes batch video file conversion

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